Herman C. Baumann Collection, 1924-1937

Processed by the Environmental Design Archives staff

Environmental Design Archives

College of Environmental Design

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University of California, Berkeley

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Arts and Humanities--Architecture History--California History--Bay Area History History--California History Geographical (By Place)--California Geographical (By Place)--California--Bay Area

Herman C. Baumann Collection, 1924-1937

Collection Number: 19XX-6

Environmental Design Archives

University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, California

Contact Information:

Environmental Design Archives
College of Environmental Design
230 Wurster Hall #1820
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, 94720-1820
Phone: (510) 642-5124
Fax: (510) 642-2824
Email: archives@socrates.berkeley.edu
URL: http://www.ced.berkeley.edu/cedarchives/

Processed by:: Environmental Design Archives staff
Date Completed:: November 1998
Encoded by:: Campbell J. Crabtree
Funding:: Arrangement and description of this collection was funded by a grant from the Getty Foundation.

Descriptive Summary

Collection Title: Herman C. Baumann Collection,

Date (inclusive): 1924-1937

Collection Number: 19XX-6

Creator: Baumann, Herman C., 1890-1960

Extent: 2 flat file drawers

Repository: Environmental Design Archives. College of Environmental Design.

University of California, Berkeley.

Berkeley, California

Abstract: Herman C. Baumann (1890-1960) was a prolific architect who designed hundreds of apartment buildings, hotels, and commercial buildings. The Baumann collections consists mainly of architectural drawings of apartment buildings in San Francisco.

Language: English.

Administrative Information

Access

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from materials in the collection should be discussed with the Director.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Herman C. Baumann Collection, (19XX-6), Environmental Design Archives. College of Environmental Design. University of California, Berkeley. Berkeley, California

Access Points

Architects--California.

Architecture--California.

Apartment houses.

Baumann & Jose

Jose, Edward

Biographical Note

Herman C. Baumann was born in Oakland, CA in 1890. His parents, Michael and Marie (Will) had moved to California the year before.

Baumann started his architectural practice in 1905 in San Francisco, specializing in apartment houses. A prolific architect, Baumann designed 137 apartment buildings in one year. During a five year span he constructed over 500 apartment buildings, including the 22-story Bellaire Apartments and other multi-story buildings. He also designed hotels and commercial buildings in San Francisco, Oakland, and Sacramento. During World War II he designed and built numerous naval facilities around the San Francisco Bay Area. Herman Baumann died a week before his 70th birthday on April 6, 1960.

Scope and Contents Note

The Hermann C. Baumann Collection consists entirely of architectural drawings, arranged alphabetically by project name. These drawings primarily relate to San Francisco apartment buildings, designed from 1924-1937. Many of these projects were designed in conjunction with engineer Edward Jose, under the firm name Baumann & Jose. An index of these drawings is available in the Archives.

Project Index

The following is a list of architectural projects from the Baumann Collection. For more complete information about collection contents for each project, as well as shelf location and microfilming status, download the complete Project Index in an Excel spreadsheet format by going to http://www.ced.berkeley.edu/cedarchives/pindex/baumann.xls . For instructions on interpreting the Project Index, see The Guide to the Project Index at http://www.ced.berkeley.edu/cedarchives/pindex/guide.htm .

The Project Index list is arranged alphabetically by Project/Client Name and contains information, where available, about the location, date, project type, collaborators, photographers, and formats for each project in the collection.

Project/Client Name (location, date, project type) Collaborator (role), Photographer [Format - Ms=Manuscripts, Dr=Drawings, Ph=Photographs]

* Anderson, O.E. ( San Francisco , CA ; 1924 ; residential-multi ) Collaborator: Jose, Edward [Dr]
* Bayshore Realty Co ( San Francisco , CA ; 1937 ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
* Bellevue Staten Apartments ( Oakland , CA ; n.d. ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
* Berry, H & B.S. ( Sacramento , CA ; 1924 ; residential-multi ) Collaborator: Jose, Edward [Dr]
* Clancy, D.J. ( San Francisco , CA ; 1923 ; commercial ) Collaborator: Jose, Edward [Dr]
* Clancy, D.J. ( San Francisco , CA ; 1927 ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
* Clancy, D.J. ( San Francisco , CA ; 1928 ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
* Clancy, D.J. ( San Francisco , CA ; 1923 ; residential-multi ) Collaborator: Jose, Edward [Dr]
* Clancy, D.J. ( San Francisco , CA ; 1924 ; residential-multi ) Collaborator: Jose, Edward [Dr]
* Clancy, D.J. ( San Francisco , CA ; 1926 ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
* Clancy, D.J. ( San Francisco , CA ; 1928 ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
* Clancy, D.J. ( San Francisco , CA ; 1928 ; residential-multi ) Collaborator: Jose, Edward [Dr]
* Clancy, D.J. ( San Francisco , CA ; n.d. ; residential-multi ) Collaborator: Jose, Edward [Dr]
* Cohn, M. ( San Francisco , CA ; 1924 ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
* Desiano, Micheal ( San Francisco , CA ; 1937 ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
* Farrell, Mrs. A.N. ( San Francisco , CA ; 1928 ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
* Fletcher, George T. & S.F. Lason ( Berkeley , CA ; 1928 ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
* Giampaoli, Mrs. C. ( San Francisco , CA ; 1924 ; [residential] ) Collaborator: Jose, Edward [Dr]
* Gullmes, Victor ( San Francisco , CA ; 1926 ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
* Gullmes, Victor ( San Francisco , CA ; 1926 ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
* Hansen, F.L. ( San Francisco , CA ; 1928 ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
* Jaksick, S.S. ( Reno , NV ; 1937 ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
* Johnson, Charles ( San Francisco , CA ; n.d. ; residential-multi ) Collaborator: Jose, Edward [Dr]
* Johnson, Charles A. ( San Francisco , CA ; n.d. ; residential-multi ) Collaborator: Jose, Edward [Dr]
* Johnson, Ernest ( San Francisco , CA ; 1924 ; residential-multi ) Collaborator: Jose, Edward [Dr]
* Jose, Edward ( San Francisco , CA ; 1937 ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
* Keenan, H.C. ( San Francisco , CA ; 1926 ; commercial ) [Dr]
* Keenan, H.C. ( San Francisco , CA ; 1925 ; residential-multi ) Collaborator: Jose, Edward [Dr]
* Keenan, H.C. ( San Francisco , CA ; 1926 ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
* Kingwell, John ( San Francisco , CA ; 1924 ; residential-multi ) Collaborator: Jose, Edward [Dr]
* Krohor, Ida ( San Francisco , CA ; 1926 ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
* Ladd, Mary K. ( San Francisco , CA ; 1924 ; residential-multi ) Collaborator: Jose, Edward [Dr]
* Lauder, H. ( Burlingame , CA ; 1928 ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
* Le Gris, J.H. ( San Francisco , CA ; 1925 ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
* Lowe, B. Building ( San Francisco , CA ; 1925 ; residential-multi ) Collaborator: Jose, Edward [Dr]
* Marcussen, Marcus ( San Francisco , CA ; 1927 ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
* Marian Realty Co. ( San Francisco , CA ; 1925 ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
* Marian Realty Co. ( San Francisco , CA ; 1926 ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
* Marian Realty Co. ( San Francisco , CA ; 1926 ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
* Marian Realty Co. ( San Francisco , CA ; 1926 ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
* Marian Realty Co. ( San Francisco , CA ; n.d. ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
* McKillop, Daniel ( San Francisco , CA ; n.d. ; residential-multi ) Collaborator: Jose, Edward [Dr]
* Nelson, Mrs. M. ( San Francisco , CA ; 1934 ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
* Sbarboro, Detjen, & Jorgenson ( San Francisco , CA ; 1926 ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
* Sheehan & Woolfrey ( San Francisco , CA ; 1927 ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
* Sheftel, M. ( San Francisco , CA ; 1925 ; residential-multi ) Collaborator: Jose, Edward [Dr]
* Sheftel, M. ( San Francisco , CA ; 1925 ; residential-multi ) Collaborator: Jose, Edward [Dr]
* Stock, Adolph ( San Francisco , CA ; n.d. ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
* Stock & Jose ( San Francisco , CA ; 1924 ; residential-multi ) Collaborator: Jose, Edward [Dr]
* Stock, Maas, & Sauer ( San Francisco , CA ; 1925 ; residential-multi ) Collaborator: Jose, Edward [Dr]
* Stoff, Louis D. ( San Francisco , CA ; 1924 ; residential-multi ) Collaborator: Jose, Edward [Dr]
* Stoff, Louis D. ( San Francisco , CA ; 1924 ; residential-multi ) Collaborator: Jose, Edward [Dr]
* Stoff, Louis D. ( San Francisco , CA ; 1924 ; residential-multi ) Collaborator: Jose, Edward [Dr]
* Stoff, Louis D. ( San Francisco , CA ; 1925 ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
* Stoff, Louis D. ( San Francisco , CA ; n.d. ; residential-multi ) Collaborator: Jose, Edward [Dr]
* Strand & Strand ( San Francisco , CA ; 1924 ; residential-multi ) Collaborator: Jose, Edward [Dr]
* Treager, J. (unbuilt) ( San Francisco , CA ; n.d. ; [residential] ) Collaborator: Jose, Edward [Dr]
* Veyhle & Collins ( San Francisco , CA ; 1927 ; residential-multi ) [Dr]
* Walsh, James ( San Francisco , CA ; 1925 ; residential-multi ) Collaborator: Jose, Edward [Dr]
* Welsh, James ( San Francisco , CA ; 1925 ; commercial ) Collaborator: Jose, Edward [Dr]

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